Closing arguments are expected to begin Tuesday in former President Trump’s hush money trial, marking the near end of the weeks-long trial that saw nearly two-dozen witnesses take the stand. The final statements from Trump’s defense team and state prosecutors are expected to last for much of the day before the case gets handed to...

About a million people have fled Rafah in recent weeks, the United Nations refugee agency (UNRWA) said Tuesday, as Israel steps up its attacks on the southern Gaza city. The city was believed to be sheltering over a million Palestinians who had fled south as the conflict between Israel and Hamas intensified in Gaza.  UNRWA...

Spain, Norway and Ireland moved to formally recognize a Palestinian state on Tuesday in a joint effort that represents the rising diplomatic pressure on Israel from Europe amid its war in Gaza. Spanish President Pedro Sanchez called the move “a historic decision that has a single goal, and that is to help Israelis and Palestinians...

Personal economic indicators are weighing heavily on voter confidence in the economy — and Biden’s presidency.

Boxer Mike Tyson is reportedly "doing great" following a medical emergency the ex-boxing champion suffered on a flight.

Former President Trump’s legal fate will rest with New York jurors within days. There is no clear consensus among legal experts who have followed the Manhattan trial closely about whether a hung jury, acquittal or conviction may be ahead for the defendant who faces 34 felony counts while campaigning to return to the White House....

Kimberly Turbin thought she was going to be a happy mom. “But that was snatched from me,” she says, the first time she gave birth. Up until then, “I had a perfect pregnancy. I didn’t have any nausea. Nothing was wrong with me,” she says. Her water broke while she was at her friend’s house,...

Refusing to commit to accepting the results of the 2024 election has become a litmus test for Republicans jockeying to become former President Trump's running mate, but that's making their Senate GOP colleagues uncomfortable about the prospect of another Jan. 6-style standoff if Trump loses. A group of Senate Republicans are rejecting the idea that...

House Republicans are pressing forward with aggressive plans to mark up and pass their 12 annual funding bills for fiscal year 2025 before the August recess, but some are dialing back expectations after intraparty divisions over spending plagued the process last year. House Republicans took a key step this week in passing legislation out of...

House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul is warning of dire economic consequences for the entire world if China invades Taiwan.